The IRS has issued almost 167 million payments in the third round of direct stimulus aid, with another 1.8 million people receiving the$1400 checks. But some lawmakers are pushing for a fourth round of stimulus aid that would effectively send recurring payments until the pandemic ends. So far, the federal response to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic has delivered $3,200 to each eligible adult: $1,200 via the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act in March 2020: $600 in a December relief measure; and $1,400 under the American Rescue Plan signed in March by President Joe Biden.
Last week, President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators worked out the details of a possible infrastructure deal, but nothing resembling pandemic related money was introduced. Biden is “open to a range of ideas” regarding stimulus aid, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in early June, but that he had already put forward what would be “the most effective for the short term”. There are many what ifs when it comes to future stimulus aid. • If it makes the child tax credit raise permanent • If it passes a minimum wage hike • If it renews federal unemployment bonuses beyond the fall
Joe Biden said: It’s time we build an economy that delivers dignity and gives everybody a chance. Kamala Harris and 80 Democrats in Congress support a new stimulus payment for American families. Joe Biden received 3 request letters for recurring financial payments. Congressmen consider essential for the survival of families that have suffered the pandemic in their family economy. Fourth stimulus check: Over 80 lawmakers now support future direct payments to American.
Earth is the third planet from the Sun. We have learnt about Earth since childhood. Here I will cover some facts and provide quick glances at the basic information which everyone must know about our home planet.
Some facts about Earth:
Diameter- 12,742 km
Orbital period- 365.25 days
Day- 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds
Axis tilt- 23.5 degrees
Distance from sun- 1AU
Hydrosphere:
Earth is the only object known to harbor and support life in the universe so far. About 29.2% of Earth’s surface is land consisting of continents and islands. The remaining 70.8% is covered with water, mostly by oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and other water bodies, which together constitute the hydrosphere. Much of Earth’s polar regions are covered in ice and many glaciers are present.
Lithosphere and Structure of Earth
Earth is the densest planet in the Solar System and the largest and most massive of the four rocky planets. Earth’s outer layer is divided into several rigid tectonic plates that migrate across the surface over many millions of years, while its interior remains active with a solid iron inner core, a liquid outer core that generates Earth’s magnetic field, and a convective mantle that drives plate tectonics. The Earth’s crust ranges from 5–70 kilometres (3.1–43.5 mi) in depth and is the outermost layer. Earth’s mantle extends to a depth of 2,890 km, making it the planet’s thickest layer.
Atmosphere
Earth’s atmosphere consists of various gases which are (by volume) -78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases. The atmosphere has various layers. From highest to lowest, the five main layers are:
Exosphere: 700 to 10,000 km (440 to 6,200 miles)
Thermosphere: 80 to 700 km (50 to 440 miles)
Mesosphere: 50 to 80 km (31 to 50 miles)
Stratosphere: 12 to 50 km (7 to 31 miles)
Troposphere: 0 to 12 km (0 to 7 miles)
Gravity and Orbit
The gravitational acceleration on Earth’s surface is considered to be 9.8 ms-2 . Earth’s gravity interacts with other objects in space, especially the Moon, which is Earth’s only natural satellite. Earth orbits around the Sun in about 365.25 days. Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted with respect to its orbital plane, producing seasons on Earth. The gravitational interaction between Earth and the Moon causes tides, stabilizes Earth’s orientation on its axis, and gradually slows its rotation.
History of Earth and Life
According to radiometric dating estimation and other evidence, Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago. Within the first billion years of Earth’s history, life appeared in the oceans and began to affect Earth’s atmosphere and surface, leading to the proliferation of anaerobic and, later, aerobic organisms. Some geological evidence indicates that life may have arisen as early as 4.1 billion years ago. Since then, the combination of Earth’s distance from the Sun, physical properties, and geological history have allowed life to evolve and thrive. In the history of life on Earth, biodiversity has gone through long periods of expansion, occasionally punctuated by mass extinctions. Over 99% of all species that ever lived on Earth are extinct. Almost 8 billion humans live on Earth and depend on its biosphere and natural resources for their survival. Humans increasingly impact Earth’s surface, hydrology, atmospheric processes, and other life.
Our responsibility
Recently, Earth has been facing many problems due to human activities. It is the responsibility of humans to fix these problems- Global warming and climate change. Carbon emissions and overpopulation is leading to the creation of many environmental as well as social problems. We must stand up for our Earth and contribute as much as we can, since every step matters.
Shravan Kumar, mentioned in the ancient Hindu text Ramayana, known for his filial piety towards his parents, was killed accidentally by King Dasharatha. Shravan Kumar’s parents, Shantanu and Gyanvanti (Malaya), were hermits. They were both blind. When they became aged, Shravan wanted them to take to the four most sacred places of Hindu pilgrimage to purify the soul. Since Shravan Kumar could not afford the transport, he decided to put each parent in a basket and tie each to an end of a bamboo pole, which he would carry on his shoulder while on their pilgrimage.
According to Punjabi folklore, Shravan’s mother was distantly related to King Dhashrath as his sister. According to Ramayana, while hunting in the forest of Ayodhya, then-Prince Dashratha heard a sound near a lake and unleashed an arrow, hoping to hit an animal. When he crossed the lake to collect his kill, he found that his arrow had fatally struck a teenage boy who was bleeding. The injured boy was Shravan, who then told Dasaratha he had come to the lake to collect water for his sick and aged parents, who were both blind and whom he had been carrying on a sling. With his dying breath, Shravan requested Dashratha to take water to his parents and to tell them what happened. Shravan then succumbed to his wounds and when Dasaratha took water for his parents and told them of his tragic mistake, they were unable to bear the shock. Despite acknowledging that it was an accident, they cursed Dasaratha that he too would experience “Putrashoka” (grief due to the loss of a son). Thus Shravan’s sick and thirsty parents died without drinking water.
This curse turned out to be true when king Dashratha had to suffer the exile of his most beloved and able son Rama who had to be exiled at his own orders (it was actually his beloved wife’s wish that could not be ignored since he had himself promised her boon years back when she had saved his life). So he did it unwillingly.
Local tradition holds that the place where Shravan died was named “Sarvan” in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh in India, and the spot where Dashratha shot his arrow came to be known as “Sarwara” and the place where Shravan’s parents died is called “Samadha”. An old and dilapidated memorial for Shravan on the banks of the lake is now withering away. Mukhed in the Nanded district of Maharashtra has a samadhi (shrine) dedicated to Shravana. The moral of this story is always respect and care for your elders like Shravan Kumar and don’t be afraid to admit your mistakes like Dashratha.
🌟National Highway form the most important system of road transportation in India. 🌟These Highway are running through length and breadth of the country connecting capitals of states, major ports,raji junctions, industrial and tourist centers. 🌟Ministry of Rosd Transport and Highway of India, is responsible for the development and maintenance. 🌟The total length of the National Highway (NHs) in India is 1,01,011 km. 🌟The longest National Highway is NH-7 which runs from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu covering a distance of 2369 km. 🌟The shortest national Highway is NH-47 ,which runs from Ernakulam to Kochi port (Willington Island) covering a distance of 6 km.
State Highway🛣🚧 :
🌟The state Highway are usually roads that link important cities, towns and district headquarters within the state and connect them with National Highways or Highways of neighbouring states. 🌟These roads are administrated and financed by state governments . 🌟It runs to the length of 1,76,166 km as of 2016.
District Roads 🚧🛣:
🌟District Roads provide connectivity between the District and taluk headquarters with the state Highway and national Highway . 🌟 They are contracted and maintained by the Public Works Department of the states. 🌟The total length of the roads of his category is 5,61,940 km (16.80%) in 2016.
Rural Roads (Village Roads) 🛣🚧:
🌟These Roads are vital providing links in the Rural areas. 🌟They are maintained by the Village Panchayats . 🌟 The total length of Rural roads in India is 39,35,337 km as of 2016. 🌟Rural roads consist of Panchayat roads, of the pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and those constructed by the states PWDs.
Border Roads🚧🛣 :
🌟These are the roads of strategic importance in Border areas. They are constructed and maintained by Border Roads of Organization. 🌟Border Roads Organization are constructed world’s highest roads joining Chandigarh and Leh in Ladakh .This road runs at an average altitude of 4,270 meters.
Golden Quadrilateral 🛣🚧:
🌟5,846 km long road 4/6 lanes connecting, India’s four metropolitan cities: Delhi-Kolkatha-Chennai-mumbai-Delhi. 🌟This project was launched in 1999.
North-South and East-West corridors 🚧🛣:
🌟North-South corridors aims at connecting srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir with Kaniyakumari in Tamilnadu (including kochi-Salem Spur) with 4,076 km long road. 🌟The East – West corridor has been planned to connect silchar in Assam with the port Town of Porbandar in Gujarat with 3,640 km of road length. 🌟The two corridors intersect at Jhansi.
Expressways 🛣🚧:
These are multi – lane good quality Highway for high speed traffic. Some of the important expressways are;
Mumbai – Pune road
Kolkata – Dumdum Airport road
Durgapu – Kolkata road
Yamuna expressways between Delhi and Agra.
International Highway🚧🛣:
🌟These are the roads that link India with neighbouring countries for promoting harmonious relationship with them. 🌟These Highway have been constructed with an aid from world Bank under an agreement with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (ESCAP). 🌟These roads connect important Highway of India with those of the neighbouring countries such as Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
I too had a love story which is the debut novel of Ravinder Singh, which was first published in 2008 by Srishti Publishers and republished by penguin publications in the year 2012.
I just completed reading and living to this novel last week. I wanted to experience the moments with the main characters of this novel myself from the moment I thought of reading this book and all the precious reviews of peoples about this books that motivated me even more to just go start reading this book and live in this book. The day when I was just sitting alone why not go grab that book and started reading it? I went straight into my bookshelf took the book “I too had a love story by Ravinder Singh”. The first thing is that I got attractive by the book cover its so mesmerizing that even motivated me more to read that book.
THE SECOND THING IS THAT I started reading it, and it went like ’Smooth like Butter’ yeah, it is just so true.
It is about of the love story One of the best love story well every love story is special, it is a story about Ravin and Khushi, the story started with a plot which is Ravin is working in an Multinational company (MNC) for about a time he is interested in Punjabi vibes he is into Punjabi music and so on. He has few friends which were close to him, so they decided to hold a reunion with those friends only. When they met, they discussed about many things and one such thing is marriage. After the reunion got over, they all went to their respective occupation or workplace. When Ravin was just sitting there in his office he created his account in the matrimonial site and started searching for suitable brie or girl for him. After going through various calls, messages from various girls from the matrimonial site. And one day he got a message from a girl name Khushi she suited all his requirements after booking each other’s they started talking to each other. The started calling each other very often says daily every. It was the call which always ended when to call another time.
They calls went forward like talking to each other family members. After talking on calls for months. Ravin went to Delhi where Khushi lived, he must abroad for which he has to board from Delhi airport. He went there one day before so that he can spend his time with Khushi, to see her for the first time (they could not talk to each other on video calls because they were not invented back them). They meet each other along with Khushi family members. There relationship took more step forward and they were about to get engaged before engagement day Khushi meet with an accident and unfortunately after fighting really hard she died. Ravin his family members and Khushi family were both upset from this tragic loss. The end of the story is about Ravin again went to his work and informed that Khushi died in an car accident.
It was a loving heart touching story. Go read this if you haven’t read it.
Mark Cuban was born on July 31st 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to a Jewish working-class family. From the early age of 12, he began showing entrepreneurial skills. He used to sell garbage bags going door to door to pay for shoes and clothes. In high school he earned extra money by selling stamps and old coins. To pay for his college tuition, he even started giving dance lessons.
He graduated from Indiana University in 1981 and moved to Dallas, Texas where he started his first company MicroSolutions, a computer consulting business. For 8 years, he grew MicroSolutions to become an expert in computer networking. In 1990, he sold the company for $6 million. This was also the time when the internet was gaining traction. Sensing that it was going to become the next big thing, he and his friend Todd Wagner started the internet company Broadcast.com. Broadcast.com let people across the globe listen to basketball games. The comapny was a huge success and was soon sold to Yahoo for $5.6 billion.
Cuban always wanted to be a part of professional sports. So, in 2000 he bought the NBA team, Dallas Mavericks for about $300 million. The Mavericks however, were not really a winning team. Cuban planned to turn this around. He sacked many of the old staff, built a new stadium and always supported his players. He sat courtside for many games and cheered for his team, which was rare for a team owner to do. In 2011, the Mavericks finally won their first NBA championship thanks to their star player Dirk Nowitzki.
In 2011 he also appeared in the reality TV show Shark Tank and has invested in over a hundered companies as of 2020. His net worth today is a whopping $4.5 billion and has made the Forbes list of Top billionaires of the world. He currently resides in Dallas with his wife and 3 children.
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”
—William S. Burroughs
Am I losing my mind or its just my mind playing tricks ?
In the world , where people are ready to fight against their competitor . What will happen when you loose ?
Or didn’t get what you desire the most ?
Would you accept the reality or choose to mourn for your loss.
Introduction
Do you ever feel anxious about going to the new place or meeting with new people ?
Do you ever feel the numbness in your body when you lost something or someone ?
Have you ever get overwhelmed by your fears ?
So what do you call it .
Is it an anxiety disorder?
Well hold your horses because it’s not . Like really we all feel anxious , hesitation , numbness , fear in our life . But if you think it’s an anxiety disorder . It’s a big NO .
If you want to know what is anxiety disorder and how to differentiate it from normal anxiety . You have to ask me .
SO . ASK . ME .
Well if you don’t ask me then also I will tell you .
When we feel something is crawling on our leg but didn’t find a thing . Instead of sleeping peacefully , we think of possible aspects that will make our night hell .
Well it happened with me and guess what , I always wake up middle of the night and try to find the invisible ghost ( is it only me who thinks about these weird things or it happened with you as well .)
Anxiety is when these types of situations happened only single time , maybe 2 or 3 times. But when these kind of situations happened every time whenever you sleep than maybe you have Anxiety Disorder.
What is Anxiety Disorder?
Let’s get to know about the Father before we get to know about the Son .
Anxiety is a feeling that comes and goes, but does not interfere with your everyday life.This type of anxiety is unpleasant, but it may motivate you to work harder and to do a better job.
But what about Anxiety Disorder . Well I am explaining just have some patience . You know patience is the virtue of life .
Yes , we were talking about the Son . I mean Anxiety Disorder . It is the feeling of fear may be with you all the time. It is intense and sometimes debilitating. These type of anxiety can cause more damage than you think about.
You will stop enjoy everything . In extreme cases you stop socialising with other and if it left untreated, it may be worse like you will kill yourself.
According to the APA ( American Psychiatric Association) , women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
Types of Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder .
Phobia .
Social Anxiety Disorder.
Separation Anxiety Disorder.
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.)
Illness Anxiety Disorder .
In present world , PTSD is most likely to be found in the women rather than men. It happens when a person goes through some traumatic experience.
Symptoms:
Increased heart rate.
Rapid breathing.
Restlessness.
Trouble concentrating.
Difficulty falling asleep.
Stop trusting.
Worried about small things .
Remedies :
Getting enough sleep.
Meditating.
Staying active and exercising.
Eating a healthy diet.
Staying active and working out.
Avoiding alcohol.
Avoiding caffeine.
Quitting smoking cigarettes.
Conclusion :
Anxiety Disorder can be found in anyone from 5 year old boy to 80 year old woman or from 15 year old girl to 50 year old man. It may be cured , only if it treated properly . If not , it can cause some serious issue .
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
National Highway form the most important system of road transportation in India.
These Highway are running through length and breadth of the country connecting capitals of states, major ports,raji junctions, industrial and tourist centers.
Ministry of Rosd Transport and Highway of India, is responsible for the development and maintenance.
The total length of the National Highway (NHs) in India is 1,01,011 km.
The longest National Highway is NH-7 which runs from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu covering a distance of 2369 km.
The shortest national Highway is NH-47 ,which runs from Ernakulam to Kochi port (Willington Island) covering a distance of 6 km.
The state Highway are usually roads that link important cities, towns and district headquarters within the state and connect them with National Highways or Highways of neighbouring states.
These roads are administrated and financed by state governments .
It runs to the length of 1,76,166 km as of 2016. District Roads:
District Roads provide connectivity between the District and taluk headquarters with the state Highway and national Highway .
They are contracted and maintained by the Public Works Department of the states.
The total length of the roads of his category is 5,61,940 km (16.80%) in 2016.
Rural Roads (Village Roads):
1.These Roads are vital providing links in the Rural areas.
They are maintained by the Village Panchayats .
The total length of Rural roads in India is 39,35,337 km as of 2016.
Rural roads consist of Panchayat roads, of the pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and those constructed by the states PWDs. Border Roads:
These are the roads of strategic importance in Border areas. They are constructed and maintained by Border Roads of Organization.
Border Roads Organization are constructed world’s highest roads joining Chandigarh and Leh in Ladakh .This road runs at an average altitude of 4,270 meters. Golden Quadrilateral:
5,846 km long road 4/6 lanes connecting, India’s four metropolitan cities: Delhi-Kolkatha-Chennai-mumbai-Delhi.
This project was launched in 1999. North-South and East-West corridors:
North-South corridors aims at connecting srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir with Kaniyakumari in Tamilnadu (including kochi-Salem Spur) with 4,076 km long road.
The East – West corridor has been planned to connect silchar in Assam with the port Town of Porbandar in Gujarat with 3,640 km of road length.
The two corridors intersect at Jhansi. Expressways:
These are multi – lane good quality Highway for high speed traffic. Some of the important expressways are;
Mumbai – Pune road
Kolkata – Dumdum Airport road
Durgapu – Kolkata road
Yamuna expressways between Delhi and Agra. International Highway:
These are the roads that link India with neighbouring countries for promoting harmonious relationship with them.
These Highway have been constructed with an aid from world Bank under an agreement with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (ESCAP).
These roads connect important Highway of India with those of the neighbouring countries such as Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The Indian prisons are overcrowded with prisoners. But does that means the rate of crimes committed in India is also increasing? The answer is no. The crime rate is not yet a major concern in the country unlike India’s judicial system. The majority of the inmates who languish in Indian prisons are not convicted of any crime or offence by any judicial court. In fact they are yet to be convicted and are under trial. The population of undertrials exceed the number of convicted prisoners in Indian jails.
It is against the laws of the constitution to detain an individual for long periods of time without trial. Free legal aid and speedy delivery of justice are the fundamental rights of all the citizens of India. However, most of the undertrial prisoners in Indian jails are unaware of their fundamental rights as they are poor and illiterate. The reports by National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) says that the majority of the undertrials are from socio-economic backward classes of the society. Most of them belong to the SC, ST and OBC categories. They are so poor that they could not even afford their bail fees.
The hiking number of undertrial prisoners depicts the flaws of the Indian judicial system. An accused spend years in judicial custodies before their cases are heard in any judicial court. Their case remains pending and goes on for a period which often exceeds their period of imprisonment when they are convicted by law. It also happens that an accused is proven innocent by a court after being kept in imprisonment for years before their hearing commences.
People coming from socio-economically weaker sections of the society had to suffer for the slow and lethargic justice delivery system of India because they could neither afford their bail fees nor a good lawyer. Most of them are also young and falls in the age group of 18-20 years. They ruin some valuable years of their life in prison for minor offences or sometime without committing any offence. The damage to their life, career and reputation are irrevocable. The Indian legal and judicial system should be accountable and compensate these unfortunate specimen of humankind who are mere victims of India’s slow justice delivery system.
A map is an essential tool of a geographer. Map is a representation of the earth as a whole or a part of the earth drawn on a flat surface according to a given scale. It can show continents, countries, cities and even a local area are drawn with specific details.
TYPES OF MAPS
As each map is unique in its design, content and construction. On the basis of certain common features maps can be classified into several types.
✓On the basis of Scale
✓On the basis of Content
Each divided into two types
On the basis of Scale ✓Large Scale ✓Small Scale
On the basis of Content ✓Physical ✓Cultural
Maps on the basis of content
Physical maps are divided into four types. They are
Physical maps show natural features such as relief, geology, soils, drainage, elements weather and vegetation.
Physical maps
Relief maps
Relief maps show general topography like mountains valleys, plains, plateaus and rivers.
Relief maps
Geological maps
Geological maps are drawn to show geological structures, rocks and minerals.
Geological maps
Climatic maps
Climatic maps show the distribution of temperature, rainfall, clouds, relative humidity, direction and velocity of winds and other elements of weather.
Climatic maps
Soil maps
Soil maps which are drawn to show the distribution of different types of soil and their properties.
Soil maps
Cultural maps
Cultural maps which shows the man-made features are called cultural maps.
Cultural maps
Political maps
Political maps show the administrative divisions of a country, state or district. These maps facilitate the administration in planning and management of the concerned administrative units.
Political maps
Population maps
Population maps show the distribution, density and growth of population, occupation structure and literacy.
Population maps
Economic maps
Economic maps depict the production and distribution of different types of crops and minerals, location of industries, trade routes and flow of commodities.
Economic maps
Transportation maps
Transportation maps show roads, railway lines and the location of railway station, airports and seaports, etc.,
Transportation maps
Thematic maps
Thematic maps represent the distribution of a particular feature or theme and its spatial variation.
A rise in prices, economists say, is a sing of development and prosperity. But during the last two decades, prices of almost all the essential commodities have been increasing at an alarming rate. These soaring prices have caused great unrest and frustration among the people. The people belonging to the middle class and the salaried people are hit hard. All the more, the soaring prices have become a big threat and an open challenge to the government. It has shaken the faith of the people in the government. There is no let-up in the situation. Life has become very hard.
people are facing problems due to rise of prices of petrol.
Not to speak of rising prices, things of daily use are sometimes not available in the market. Big businessmen hoard things and sell these in black. Adulteration of eatables is a big health hazard. Sometimes, there is no sugar, no kerosene oil, no cooking gas, nothing. The prices of petrol, cooking gas, kerosene oil and several other items of daily use are increasing every year. Not only that, the railway fares, air fares and bus and taxi charges are also increasing regularly. The rich make a display of their wealth while the poor find it difficult to make both their ends meet. Life has lost its charm for the average bread-winner. The indiscriminate rise in prices of essential commodities has left many a people tense and helpless. No one can foresee what is in store for the common people.
There are many causes of the unprecedented rise in prices. Inflation, black marketing, hoaring, faulty credit system, over population and improper system of distribution are some of the major causes of hike in prices. The standard of living of the people has improved. People need more things than they needed earlier. The increasing demand leads to hike in prices. Sometimes, natural factors like flood and drought also contribute to rise in prices. Much food is being wasted in the parties and marriages. Production of food is not in proportion with the increase in population. Social evils also tax the common people badly. With the breaking of joint-family system, the cost of living has gone up. The purchasing power of the rupee is continuously falling.
It is now being increasingly felt that large scale corruption by some political leaders in power and some senior officers in the government is also the cause of constant rise in prices. In the recent past, several scams have come to light that involve big amount said to have ben pocketed by the big-wigs of the country without any shame or remorse. Several cases are pending in the courts. It is, however, feared that influential and moneyed people have the power to so circumvent the legal process in their favor that they go scot free. These huge amounts of black money produce a very bad effect on the economy of the country and lead to a rise in prices.
It is the duty of the government to bring down the prices of the essential commodities at least. Price line is the life line of a nation. Black marketers, hoarders and profiteers must be brought to book. Family Planning programes should be stepped up to check over-population. More fair-price shop should be opened in different localities. There should be an equitable distribution through the fair price shops. Shopkeepers should be directed to display the stock of essential commodities along with their prices. Those people who buy things in the black market should be punished. Production of food should be increased. Sincere efforts should be made to stabilize prices of essential commodities. Evils of corruption, bribery, smuggling and illegal gratification deep-rooted in the society must be rooted out.
Let us hope that the government will be able to bring down the soaring prices. What is needed is the right intention and the force of will. The government has, in recent past, taken some steps to control the prices and revamp the economy of the country. The government efforts have met a partial success and inflation has been controlled to some extent.
BLUE FOR BOYS AND PINK FOR GIRLS? THIS WHAT A LOT OF US HAVE HEARD; GROWING.
THE DAY A GIRL IS BORN: HER ROOM , THE COT, WALLS OF HER ROOM AND AKIN ARE ALL DECORATED PINK. FOR A BOY THE SAME IS COLOURED BLUE. THIS DISCRIMINATION STARTS BY BIRTH. THIS DIVISION IS MADE BY BIRTH!
DISCRIMINATION IS NOT SOMETHING WHICH COMES NATURALLY TO US IT; IT WAS TAUGHT TO US. THE DIVIDE THAT WE ARE PREACHED IS WHY THIS DISCRIMINATION STARTS.
UNEQUAL WAGES, HUMONOUS GAP IN SEX RATIO, UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITY ARE ALL THAT TAKES PLACE DUE TO DISCRIMINATION.
CONSIDERING GIRL CHILD TO BE A BURDEN AND BOY CHILD TO BE A BOON , IS WHAT LEADS TO UNEQUAL GENDER RATIO.
CONSIDERING WOMENS TO BE LESS EDUCATED AND LESS ABLED IS DISCRIMINATION. TELLING BOYS NOT TO CRY, CAUSE “YOU ARNT A GIRL” , IS DISCRIMINATION.
STOPPING GIRLS FROM GOING OUT SIDE AT NIGHT, CAUSE ” YOU ARE A GIRL” , NOT LETTING US SPEAK BECAUSE, ” YOU ARE A GIRL”. NOT LETTING US WEAR DRESSES WE WISH TO WEAR, CAUSE ” YOU ARE A GIRL”. ASKING THEM TO WORK AT HOME AND NOT GO GOT CAUSE, “YOU ARE THE WOMEN OF THE FAMILY”.
STOPPING BOYS FROM EXPRESSING THEIR EMOTIONS , CAUSE ” YOU ARE A BOY”. PUTTING FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THEM CAUSE, ” YOU ARE THE MAN OF THE HOUSE”.
HOW CAN YOU LOVE BOYS? , ” YOU ARE A BOY”. HOW CAN YOU LOVE A GIRL? , ‘ YOU ARE A GIRL”. HOW COME YOU DONT KNOW WHOM DO YOU LOVE, ” YOU ARE A BOY/GIRL AND YOU HAVE TO LOVE A GIRL/BOY”. ‘YOU WANT TO BE A GIRL’, “YOU WISH TO BE A BOY”???
WHAT IS IT ?
IT IS DISCRIMINATION.
NOT ONLY GIRLS BUT BOYS TOO FACE IT AT TIMES.
UNTIL THIS DISCRIMINATION SUPPRESSES, THE WORLD WOULD NOT BE THE WAY : MAJORITY OF US WANT IT TO BE.
RESPECT ALL GENDERS; BE IT A GIRL, A BOY AND LGBTQ+
ALL OF US TOGETHER WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A NATION WE ALL WISH FOR.
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that India will be an example to the world as far as e-vehicles are concerned and the priority of the government is to fight pollution.
Addressing India Global forum 2021 yesterday, he said Indian research is working aggressively towards pursuing green hydrogen. Mr Gadkari said Government is trying its best to convert all the construction material to greener options.
The Minister said encouraging response is being received from the public on the adoption of Electric Vehicles, and he himself uses an electric car and many of the ministers are also using the same.
Mr Gadkari said futuristic development is very important. He said two-wheelers and autorickshaws are very popular and through the FAME II government scheme there are many incentives on offer for them to convert to electric. The Minister said in the road sector there are great opportunities for FDI.
Ira Singhal is an India Administrative Service Officer and computer science engineer. She was the first Person to crack the Civil Service Examination for the year 2014. She completed her B.Tech. from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, University of Delhi and MBA from FMS Delhi. Singhal topped the exam in her fourth attempt, to become the first differently abled woman to top the civil services exam.
Early Life
Ira was born on 31st August 1983 in Meerut. Her father’s name is Rajendra Singhal, who works as an engineer and her mother is Anita Singhal, who works as Insurance advisor. Ira has scoliosis, a spine-related disorder, which disrupts her arm movement. She completed her schooling from the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan and studied Computer Engineering from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology and received Dual MBA in Marketing & Finance from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. She scored 1,082 marks out of a total 2,025 and secured 53.43% in UPSC Exam 2014-2015.
Career
Ms. Ira Singhal is the First Person with Disability to top the prestigious Civil Services Examination, 2014. She has B.E. and MBA degrees from 2 of the top institutions of the country and has worked as a Strategy Manager for Cadbury India Limited. She currently handles 7 profiles in North Delhi Municipal Corporation, being, D.C. Keshavpuram Zone, D.C. Karol Bagh Zone, Director Education, Director Community Services, Director Press and Information, D.C. Advertising and D.C. RP Cell &Parking. She is the Brand Ambassador for Department of Disability, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
She is also a brand ambassador for Ministry of Women and Child Development, Niti Ayog and is on the National Panel for Accessible Elections, Election Commission of India. Her innumerable awards include India Today’s Woman of the Year 2015, President’s Gold Medal for Topping the IAS Training, First Ladies of India Award by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. She is also recorded in the Limca Book of Records.
She has been a speaker on wide ranging issues like education, disability, Gender issues, skill development, career counselling etc. at more than 500 international and National conferences, Industry forums, universities, colleges and other top institutions of the country including IIMs & IITs. She has been working towards various social causes including empowerment of persons with disabilities, empowerment and promotion of Transgender community, Women Empowerment, prevention of Child labour & child marriages, prevention of illegal conversion of green lands, promoting green energy, skill development, promotion of Mental Health and promotion of Khadi and indigenous fabrics. She rescued around 340 child and bonded laborers and restored them to their families, within 1 year in her first posting as SDM (Sub-Divisional Magistrate), Alipur in North Delhi district. She is also the first person to give a job to a transgender person full-time employment in a government office.
In North MCD, she has continued to her work with women and children. Through the means of CSR Funding, she has setup a unique project where 12 hour crèche-cum-day-care facility has been provided inside government schools, giving educational, nutritional and medical interventions free of cost for children in age groups 0-12 years, belonging to poor backgrounds. The project has been appreciated by the Prime Minister’s office and is being considered for extension to the rest of the country by Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Over 34 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country till now under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive. Health Ministry said, over 43 lakh 60 thousand doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
Over 1 crore 74 lakh doses have been given Health Care Workers, over 2.7 crore doses to Front Line Workers, people in the 18 to 44 age group have received over 9.63 crore doses, people in the 45 to 59 age group over 10.6 crore doses and people over 60 years have been administered 9.26 crore doses.
The recovery rate has gone upto to 97.01 per cent. Over 59 thousand patients recovered during last 24 hours. Over 2 crore 95 lakh people have recovered from Covid-19 so far. Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 50th consecutive day. The country reported more than 46 thousand new cases in the last 24 hours. India’s Active Caseload has declined to 5 lakh 9 thousand 637.
Active cases constitute 1.67 per cent of total cases. Weekly Positivity Rate remains below 5 per cent and it is currently at 2.57 per cent. Daily positivity rate at 2.48 per cent and it is less than 5 per cent for 25 consecutive days. 853 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
With this the death toll due to the pandemic has reached 4 lakh 3 hundred 12. Health Ministry said, testing capacity has been substantially ramped up and over 41 crore tests have been conducted till now. More than 18 lakh samples were tested yesterday.
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